Category Archives: Canadian Press
Nebraska Supreme Court dismisses suit from death-row inmates
LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Friday filed by eight death-row inmates who argued that their sentences were invalidated by the Legislature’s repeal of capital pun...
Jan 25, 2019
Ron Howard to make doc about town devastated by wildfires
PARK CITY, Utah - Director Ron Howard is planning to make a documentary about a Northern California town’s attempt to rebuild after a devastating wildfire last year National Geographic Documenta...
Jan 25, 2019
Judge approves changes to Weinstein's legal team
NEW YORK - A judge signed off Friday on changes to the legal team representing Harvey Weinstein in his rape and sexual assault case, allowing the film producer to swap out his bulldog New York City de...
Jan 25, 2019
Canada pulling refuelling plane from anti-ISIL mission
OTTAWA - Coalition warplanes will no longer turn to the Canadian military for mid-air fill ups over Iraq and Syria. The Canadian Forces will bring home its Polaris air-to-air refuelling plane on Satur...
Jan 25, 2019
Ethics czar warns Liberal-named CEO of investment body over conflict of interest
OTTAWA - The head of a federal investment-promotion agency - and former national director of the Liberal Party of Canada - resigned last week from the board of a holding company specializing in cannab...
Jan 25, 2019
Bryan Singer keeps directing gig following allegations
NEW YORK - Following an expose that claimed Bryan Singer has seduced and molested several underage men, the film production company Millennium Films on Thursday said it is staunchly supporting the dir...
Jan 25, 2019
Australia bakes in heat that's sparking fires, taxing grid
MELBOURNE, Australia - Scorching heat knocked out power to homes and businesses, raised wildfire risks and sent tennis fans looking for water and shade Friday in Australia’s second-largest city,...
Jan 25, 2019
Queen urges common ground in remarks seen as Brexit nod
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has urged people to seek “common ground,” in remarks widely interpreted as a veiled criticism of the toxic debate surrounding Britain’s departure from the...
Jan 25, 2019
Judge sets hearing behind closed doors in Manafort case
WASHINGTON - A federal judge said Friday she will hold a hearing behind closed doors to determine whether former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators, including ab...
Jan 25, 2019
Gunman kills 3 men in separate shootings, then kills himself
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A gunman opened fire at a hotel bar near Penn State’s main campus, killing two men and wounding a woman, broke into a stranger’s house and fatally shot the 83-year-old...
Jan 25, 2019